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> finding an appropriate and healthy skepticism about the effects of our inventions is probably the next level of maturity we need to develop This happens auto
by chaostheory 4y ago
> finding an appropriate and healthy skepticism about the effects of our inventions is probably the next level of maturity we need to develop
This happens automatically with age. The HN crowd is older now. Just look at the skepticism around AR and VR. The problem is there’s no actual exploration and experimentation paired with the skepticism.
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y agoJob of the young: discover and be blinded by the new Job of the old: remind the young that there's little new under the sun, and a cost to everything.
- chaostheory 4y agoSpeaking as an older person observing peers, the problem with older people in this case is that lazy stereotypes and terrible assumptions replace discovery and actual verification. The end result is “get off my lawn” and “new things annoy me”